NguHelen Keller
Ukuqala, ndinelizwi endinokulithetha kubahlobo bam abalungileyo, abahleli, nakwabanye abaziva bendisizela. Abanye abantu banxunguphele kuba bacinga ukuba ndisezandleni zabantu abangathembekanga abandilahlekisayo kwaye bandicenga ukuba ndibhengeze izizathu ezingathandekiyo kwaye bandenze umlomo wabo wobuxoki. Ngoku, makuqondwe kube kanye ukuba andifuni lusizi lwabo; Andizukutshintsha indawo ngomnye wabo. Ndiyayazi le nto ndithetha ngayo. Imithombo yam yolwazi ilungile kwaye ithembekile njengaye nawuphi na umntu. Ndinamaphepha neemagazini ezivela eNgilani, eFransi, eJamani naseOstriya endikwaziyo ukuzifundela zona. Ayingabo bonke abahleli endidibene nabo abanokukwenza oko. Baliqela inani labo ekufuneka bethathe isiFrentshi kunye nesiJamani. Hayi, andizukugculela abahleli. Baxakeke kakhulu, bengaqondwa kakuhle. Mabakhumbule, nangona kunjalo, ukuba andinakuwubona umlilo ekupheleni kwecuba labo, kwaye abanakho nokufaka intambo ebumnyameni. Konke endikubuzayo, manene, yintsimi elungileyo kwaye akukho lubabalo. Ndingenile kumlo ochasene nokulungela kunye nenkqubo yezoqoqosho esiphila phantsi kwayo. Kuya kuba ngumlo wokugqibela, kwaye andibuze ikota.
Ikamva yehlabathi lihlala ezandleni zaseMelika. Ixesha elizayo leMelika lihlala kumqolo we-80,000,000 abesilisa nabasetyhini kunye nabantwana babo. Sibhekene neengxaki ezinzulu ebomini bethu bobuzwe. Abambalwa abazuza kwi-labor of the crowd bafuna ukulungelelanisa abasebenzi kumkhosi oya kukhusela imfuno yabanxininkulu. Uyanxuswa ukuba ungeze kwimithwalo enzima oyithwale umthwalo wempi enkulu kunye neenqwelo ezongezelelweyo zemfazwe. Kusemandleni akho ukungafuni ukuthwala iinqwelo kunye ne-fear-noughts kunye nokukhupha ezinye zeemithwalo, ngokunjalo, njenge-limousines, i-yachts ye-steam kunye neendawo zelizwe. Awudingi ukwenza ingxolo enkulu ngalo. Ngokuthula kunye nesithunzi sabadali, unokuphelisa iimfazwe kunye nenkqubo yokuzingca nokuxhaphaza okubangelwa yimfazwe. Konke okufuneka uyenze ukuzisa le nguqulelo eninzi ukulungelelanisa uphinde ugqibe iingalo zakho.
Asilungiselele ukukhusela lethu ilizwe. Nangona sasingenakunceda njengoko iCongressman Gardner ithi siyilo, asikho intshaba esilungeleyo ukuzama ukuhlasela iMelika. Intetho malunga nokuhlaselwa kweJamani kunye neJapane ayinangqondo. IJamani izalise izandla zayo kwaye iya kuba nexakeka kwiimeko zayo kwiizukulwana ezithile emva kokuba imfazwe yaseYurophu iphelile.
Ngolawulo olupheleleyo lwe-Atlantic Ocean kunye neLwandle lweMeditera, abadibeneyo bahluleka ukuhlalisa amadoda aneleyo ukunqoba amaTurks eGallipoli; kwaye bahluleka kwakhona ukuhlawula umkhosi waseSalonica ngexesha lokujonga ukuhlasela kweBulgaria eSerbia. Ukutshatyalaliswa kweMelika ngamanzi kuyinkqantosi egcinwe kuphela kubantu abangaziwa kunye namalungu e-Navy League.
Nangona kunjalo, kuyo yonke indawo, siva uloyiko luqhubekile njengengxoxo yezixhobo. Indikhumbuza intsomi endiyifundileyo. Indoda ethile yafumana imbadada. Ummelwane wakhe waqala walila kwaye wenza isijwili kuba, njengoko watshoyo, indoda efumana isihlangu sehashe ngenye imini inokufumana ihashe. Xa efumene isihlangu, angamxhuma. Umntwana wommelwane usenokuthi ngenye imini asondele kufutshane nezihogo zamahashe ukuze akhatywe, afe. Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo ezi ntsapho zimbini ziya kuxabana kwaye zilwe, kwaye ubomi obuninzi obuxabisekileyo buya kulahleka ngokufunyanwa kwesihlangu sehashe. Uyazi ukuba imfazwe yokugqibela ebesikhe sayifumana ngengozi ezinye iziqithi kuLwandlekazi lwePasifiki ezinokuthi ngenye imini zibe sisizathu sokuxabana phakathi kwethu neJapan. Kungcono ndizilahle ezi ziqithi ngoku kwaye ndilibale ngazo kunokuba ndiye emfazweni ukuzigcina. Awungekhe?
ICongress ayilungiselele ukukhusela abantu baseMerika. Kuceba ukukhusela i-capital of abalingisi baseMerika kunye nabatyalo-mali eMexico, eMzantsi Melika, eChina nase-Philippines. Ngokuqinisekileyo oku kulungiselelwa kuya kunceda abavelisi beemimandla kunye neemishini zemfazwe.
Kude kube kutshanje bekukho ukusetyenziswa eMelika kwimali ethathwe kubasebenzi. Kodwa abasebenzi baseMelika bayaxhatshazwa phantse ukuya kuthi ga ngoku, kwaye izixhobo zethu zikazwelonke ziye zabiwa. Nangona kunjalo inzuzo iqhubeka nokufumba inkunzi entsha. Umzi mveliso wethu okhulayo kwizixhobo zokubulala ugcwalisa izindlu zeebhanki zaseNew York ngegolide. Kwaye idola engasetyenziswanga ukwenza ikhoboka lomntu othile ayizalisekisi injongo yayo kwisikim sobungxowankulu. Idola leyo kufuneka ityalwe eMzantsi Melika, eMexico, China, okanye kwiiPhilippines.
Akuzange kube yingozi ukuba i-Navy League ibonakale ngexesha elifanayo ukuba iBhanki yeSizwe yaseNew York yamisa isebe eBuenos Aires. Akunjalo nje ngengozi nje ukuba abahlobo abathandathu bezentengiselwano zeJP Morgan bayintloko yamagosa okhuselo. Kwaye ithuba alizange linyanzele ukuba uMeya kaMitchel amele abeke iKomiti yezoKhuseleko amadoda angamawaka abamele isihlanu kwisityebi se-United States. La madoda afuna ukugcinwa kotyalo lwasemzini lwangaphandle.
Yonke imfazwe yanamhlanje iye yabangela ingcambu yayo. Imfazwe Yomphakathi yahlulwa ukuba inqumle ukuba ngaba ngabagcini-nkonzo baseMzantsi okanye iingxowa-mali zaseNyakatho kufuneka baxhaphaze iWest. IMfazwe yaseSpain-America yagqiba ukuba iUnited States kufuneka ixhaphaze iCuba ne-Philippines. Imfazwe yaseMzantsi Afrika yagqiba ukuba iBritani kufuneka ixhaphaze iimayini zeemayimane. I-Russo-Japanese War yagqiba ukuba iJapan kufuneka isebenzise iKorea. Imfazwe yangoku kukugqiba ngubani oza kusebenzisa iiBalkans, Turkey, Persia, Egypt, India, China, Africa. Kwaye sithintela ikrele lethu ukuze sisabise abo baqolileyo ukuba babelane ngokuphanga nathi. Ngoku, abasebenzi abanomdla kwiimpango; abayi kufumana naluphi na kubo.
Ukulungelelanisa ipropagandists kunesinye into, kwaye kubaluleke kakhulu. Bafuna ukunika abantu into engacinga ngayo ngaphandle kokuba babenelisekile imeko. Bayazi ukuba iindleko zokuhlala ziphezulu, umvuzo uphantsi, umsebenzi awuqinisekanga kwaye kuya kuba ngakumbi xa i-European call for ammunition iyeka. Kungakhathaliseki ukuba kunzima kangakanani kwaye abantu bahlala bekhuselekile, kaninzi abakwazi ukufumana ukunethezeka kobomi; abaninzi abanakufumana iimfuno.
Rhoqo ngeentsuku ezimbalwa sinikwa imfazwe entsha yoyikiso ukuboleka ubunyani kwi-propaganda yabo. Baye banathi kumlo wemfazwe malunga neLusitania, iGulflight, iAncona, kwaye ngoku bafuna ukuba abantu abasebenzayo bavuyiswe kukuntywila kwePersi. Umntu osebenzayo akanamdla nakwezinye zezi nqanawa. AmaJamani angatshona yonke inqanawa kuLwandlekazi lweAtlantic kunye noLwandle lweMeditera, kwaye abulale amaMelika ngayo yonke into- umntu osebenza eMelika ebengenasizathu sokuya emfazweni.
Yonke inkunkuma yenkqubo isetyenziswe. Ngaphezulu kwesi sikhalazo kunye nomzuzu wokuqhankqalaza kubasebenzi baviwa ilizwi legunya.
Ithi: “Zihlobo, sisebenza nabo, sithanda ilizwe; ilizwe lakho lisengozini! Kukho iintshaba macala onke kuthi. Akukho nto phakathi kwethu neentshaba zethu ngaphandle koLwandlekazi lwePasifiki kunye noLwandlekazi lweAtlantic. Jonga okwenzekileyo eBelgium. Cinga ngesiphelo seSerbia. Ngaba uya kumbombozela malunga nemivuzo ephantsi xa ilizwe lakho, inkululeko yakho isengozini? Zeziphi iintlungu ozinyamezelayo xa kuthelekiswa nehlazo lokuba nomkhosi ophumeleleyo waseJamani ngomkhumbi we-East River? Yeka ukukhala kwakho, xakeka kwaye uzilungiselele ukukhusela umlilo kunye neflegi yakho. Fumana umkhosi, fumana umkhosi wenqanawa; zilungele ukudibana nabahlaseli njengabantu abakhululekileyo abanyanisekileyo. ”
Ngaba abasebenzi baya kuhamba kulo mgibe? Ngaba baya kuphinda baphenduke? Ndiloyiko njalo. Abantu baye bahlala benakho ukulungelelanisa le ndlela. Abasebenzi bayazi ukuba abanazo iintshaba ngaphandle kobaphathi bazo. Bayazi ukuba amaphepha abo abemi abakho myalelo wokukhusela ngokwabo okanye ngabafazi babo nabantwana. Bayazi ukuba ukunyuka okunyanisekileyo, ukunyamezela okuqhubekayo kunye neminyaka yobudlova ababalethe nto into ekufanele bayibambe ngayo, bafanele ukulwa. Sekunjalo, ngokunyanisekileyo kwiintliziyo zabo eziyintsipho bakholelwa ukuba banalo ilizwe. Owububuxoki bubukhoboka!
Abakrelekrele, phaya kwiindawo eziphakamileyo bayazi ukuba bangabantwanana kangakanani kwaye bayabhanxa abasebenzi. Bayazi ukuba ukuba urhulumente ubanxibe nge-khaki kwaye abanike umpu kwaye abaqale nge-bronze band kunye nokubhabhayisa amabhanqa, baya kuphuma bayokulwa ngobukrakra iintshaba zabo. Bafundiswa ukuba amadoda akhaliphileyo afela ilizwe lawo imbeko. Lixabiso elingakanani ukuhlawula ngokutsala-ubomi bezigidi zabantu abancinci; ezinye izigidi zikhubazekile kwaye zimfanyekisiwe ebomini; ubukho benziwa busoyikeka ngakumbi kwizigidi zabantu; impumelelo kunye nelifa lezizukulwana zitshayelwe ngomzuzwana – kwaye akukho mntu ubhetele kuzo zonke iinkxwaleko! Idini elibi kangaka liya kuqondakala ukuba into oyifelayo uyibize ilizwe londliwe, linxibisiwe, ligcinwe kwaye likufudumeze, lifundise kwaye libaxabisile abantwana bakho. Ndicinga ukuba abasebenzi ngabona bangazingciyo kunabantwana babantu; bayazibhokoxa baphilela ukufela ilizwe labanye abantu, iimvakalelo zabanye abantu, inkululeko yabanye abantu kunye nolonwabo lwabanye abantu! Abasebenzi abanayo inkululeko yabo; abakhululekanga xa benyanzelekile ukuba basebenze ishumi elinambini okanye ishumi okanye iiyure ezisibhozo ngosuku. Abakhululekanga xa begula behlawulelwa ukusebenza kwabo. Abakhululekanga xa abantwana babo kufuneka basebenze emigodini, emashini nakwimizi-mveliso okanye balambe, kwaye naxa abafazi babo banokuqhutywa bubuhlwempu kubomi beentloni. Abakhululekanga xa beklabhu kunye nokuvalelwa entolongweni kuba beye kugwayimbo lokunyusa umvuzo kunye nobulungisa obulilungelo labo njengabantu.
Asikho sikhululekile ngaphandle kokuba amadoda afakelweyo kwaye ayenze imithetho imelela iminqweno yobomi babantu kwaye akukho mnye umdla. Ivoti ayenzi umntu okhululekile ngaphandle kwekhoboka lomvuzo. Akuzange kubekho uhlanga olukhululekile kunye nentando yesininzi kwihlabathi. Ukususela kwixesha elidlulileyo amadoda alandela ngokunyaniseka kwamadoda angamaqhinga anamandla emali nemikhosi. Nangona iindawo zemfazwe ziphakanyisiwe kunye nabafileyo bazo zenze iindawo zabalawuli kwaye ziphangiwe iziqhamo zomsebenzi wazo. Bakhele iigodlo kunye neepramamidi, iithempelesi kunye namathredrals abengazange abe nendawo yokwenza inkululeko.
Njengoko impucuko ikhulile yinkimbinkimbi yabasebenzi baye baba yizigqila ngakumbi, kude kube namhlanje bancinci ngaphezu kwamacandelo oomatshini asebenzayo. Bemihla ngemihla bajamelana neengozi zesitimela, ibhuloho, i-skyscraper, isitimela seenqwelo, i-stokehold, i-stockyard, i-raft raft kunye ne-min. Ukuxhoma kunye nokuqeqesha kwii-docks, kumzila wesitimela kunye naphantsi komhlaba nakwii-sea, zihambisa izithuthi kwaye zidlula emhlabeni ukuya kwiindawo ezixabisekileyo ezenza sikwazi ukuhlala. Yaye yintoni umvuzo wabo? Umvuzo omncinci, ubuninzi beentlupheko, iintlawulo, iintlawulo, ukuxabisa kunye neentlawulo zemfazwe.
Uhlobo lokuzilungiselela okufunwa ngabasebenzi kukucwangcisa ngokutsha kunye nokwakha ngokutsha ubomi babo bonke, obungazange bakhe bazanywa ngoorhulumente okanye ngoorhulumente. AmaJamani afumanisa kwiminyaka eyadlulayo ukuba awanakho ukuphakamisa amajoni alungileyo ematyotyombeni ngoko ke aphelisa ezo tyotyombe. Baye baqinisekisa ukuba bonke abantu banobuncinci bezinto ezibalulekileyo zempucuko- indawo yokuhlala efanelekileyo, izitrato ezicocekileyo, ukutya okuncomekayo, unyango olufanelekileyo kunye nezikhuselo ezifanelekileyo kubasebenzi kwimisebenzi yabo. Leyo yinxalenye encinci nje yento ekufuneka yenziwe, kodwa hayi indlela emangalisayo inyathelo elinye ukuya kuhlobo olulungileyo lokulungiselela olwenzile iJamani! Igcine iinyanga ezilishumi elinesibhozo ihleli ikhululekile ekuhlaselweni ngelixa iqhubeka nemfazwe eyandisiweyo yoloyiso, kwaye imikhosi yayo isaqhubeka ngamandla angathintelekiyo. Lishishini lakho ukunyanzela olu hlaziyo kuLawulo. Makungabikho intetho malunga nokuba urhulumente angenza ntoni okanye angenakwenza ntoni. Zonke ezi zinto zenziwe zizo zonke izizwe ezinobundlobongela ngokukhawuleza kwemfazwe. Onke amashishini asisiseko alawulwa ngcono ngoorhulumente kunakwimibutho yabucala.
Kungumsebenzi wakho ukugxininisa kwimilinganiselo engaphezulu. Kukho ishishini lakho ukubona ukuba akukho mntwana oqeshwe kwiziko loshishino okanye i-mine okanye ivenkile, kwaye akukho msebenzi otyhila ngaphandle kwengozi okanye izifo. Yile shishini lakho ukwenza ukuba bakunike imizi ecocekileyo, inkululeko yomsi, ukungcola kunye nokudibanisa. Yile shishini lakho ukuba bahlawule umvuzo ophilayo. Yile shishini lakho ukubona ukuba lolu hlobo lulungiselelo luqhutyelwa kuwo onke amasebe kulolu hlanga, de kube elowo unelungelo lokuba azalwe kakuhle, aphethwe kakuhle, afundiswe ngokufanelekileyo, ahlakaniphile kwaye akhonzeke kwilizwe ngamaxesha onke.
Ukubetha yonke imimiselo nemithetho kunye namaziko aqhubeka nokuxhela uxolo kunye neengqungquthela zemfazwe. Khanyela imfazwe, kuba ngaphandle kwakho akukho nto inokulwa. Gweba ukukhangela i-shrapnel kunye ne-gas ibhomu kunye nazo zonke ezinye izixhobo zokubulala. Ukuxabana nokulungelelanisa oku kuthetha ukufa nokuxhatshazwa kwizigidi zabantu. Musa ukuthetha, izigqila ezithobelayo emkhosini wokutshatyalaliswa. Yiba ngamaqhawe emkhosini wokwakha.
Umthombo: UHelen Keller: Iminyaka Yakhe yoLuntu (Abapapashi beeMhlaba, i-1967)
